How did I not know about this? “Inside” is an optimistic gem from New Buffalo’s brilliant The Last Beautiful Day, but apparently this version — with Jens Lekman on the chorus! — originated later, on 2005’s New Buffalo EP. The lyrics are a bit different than the album version, which is nice, but I’ll confess that Jens’ relaxed faux baritone sounds a little out of place after being so used to Sally Seltmann’s urgent alto. Otherwise, the two share a lot of similarities: clever, slick sample use and an ear for phenomenal melodies. It’s a wonder they haven’t collaborated more.

Via Brooklyn Vegan: Last monday i did some recording with Sally / New Buffalo in her house. It made me warm inside to meet someone who’s so open and passionate about her music. she showed me some new songs that were amazing, I would never dare to invite a stranger into my home and play unfinished recordings just like that. I also met her husband, Darren from the Avalanches, I can tell you that I saw a lot of cool records in their house! They gave me some tips about good record stores and me and my bass player Terese went to check them out.